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Fort Tilden Beach

Queens County, New York, United States

No photo of Fort Tilden Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
5.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
3522 km/hmph N
Gusts
5132 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am3119
5.7Good9 am3119
5.7Good10 am3018
6.1Good11 am2616
6.4Good12 pm2214
6.7Good1 pm1811
6.8Good2 pm1811
6.9Good3 pm1710
7.1Great4 pm149
7.1Great5 pm149
7.1Great6 pm149
Sat
4.9Fair8 am106
4.9Fair9 am106
4.9Fair10 am106
4.9Fair11 am74
4.9Fair12 pm64
4.9Fair1 pm106
4.9Fair2 pm138
4.9Fair3 pm138
4.9Fair4 pm138
4.8Fair5 pm159
4.8Fair6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 11 am, -1.0 m. High at 5 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.2 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 11 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -1.2 m4 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.2 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 800 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
13 km8 miJohn F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

Nearby places

  • The Sugar ShackAmerican
    800 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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